Reactor Mechanical Fitter

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Reactor Mechanical Fitter to join their team at the Devonport Royal Dockyard. This role involves working in a highly regulated environment, performing maintenance and installation on complex systems related to submarine engineering. You will utilize your technical skills to work within strict tolerances and ensure high safety standards. This full-time position offers the chance to contribute to innovative projects while being part of a supportive team. Join a company committed to creating a safe and secure world, and take part in exciting engineering challenges that make a difference.

Benefits

Contributory Pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Payment of Professional Fees

Special paid leave for Reservists

Qualifications

• Experience in Marine Engineering environments with exceptional hand skills.
• Ability to work methodically and read technical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance and installation activities on reactor systems.
• Work to technical drawings and maintain strict safety standards.

Skills

Marine Engineering

Mechanical Fitting

Technical Drawing Interpretation

Close Tolerances Work

Team Collaboration

Education

Time served apprenticeship in Marine Engineering

Indentured Apprenticeship in mechanical discipline

Level 3 Mechanical Engineering qualification

Job description

Reactor Mechanical Fitter

Location:

Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Reactor Mechanical Fitter at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Reactor Mechanical Fitter, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary where you’ll utilise technical competence to work within strict tolerances as a Mechanical Fitter in a highly regulated and process driven environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll carry out a range of maintenance and installation activities, working on various systems and equipment in radiologically controlled areas, in support of complex submarine engineering projects.

• Maintain reactor systems
• Work to technical drawings and schedules
• Work to the required standards and strict tolerances
• Work as part of a team
• Embrace safety standards

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Reactor Mechanical Fitter

• Experience of working within Marine Engineering environments and projects
• Exceptional hand skills with the ability to work to close tolerances
• Demonstrable experience of working on the removal, installation, and overhaul of mechanical equipment with a particular focus on propulsion equipment and auxiliary system equipment
• Ability to work methodically and to high standards, including tool control
• Ability and confidence to read and interpret technical drawings

Qualifications for the Reactor Mechanical Fitter

• Time served apprentice within the field of Marine Engineering / Naval Submarine engineering
• Indentured Apprenticeship in a mechanical discipline
• Level 3 Mechanical Engineering qualification

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

What we offer

• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Opportunity to work with innovative technology.

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.